Battishel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Battishel family

Early History of the Battishel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Battishel research. Another 67 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1691, 1738, 1746 and 1801 are included under the topic Early Battishel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Battishel Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Battishel has appeared include Battershill, Battishill, Battershell, Batteshell and many more.

Early Notables of the Battishel family

Notables of the family at this time include Jonathan Battishill (1738-1801), composer, was the son of a solicitor, and was born in London in May 1738. At the age of nine he became a chorister of St. Paul's, and was articled pupil to the choirmaster, William Savage, before the age of thirteen. Under this master, who treated...
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Migration of the Battishel family

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Battishel arrived in North America very early: Henry Batteshell who settled in Maine in 1616; four years before the arrival of the "Mayflower," in 1620.